Start by opening up the printer and cleaning all the rollers with alcohol and something lint free.  Chances are you are getting some/occasional slippage.  You might also look for worn edges or worn grooves that could be catching the paper.

Sometimes you can get an HP laser printer from ASU surplus for a decent price.  Personally I have had good luck with Brother laser printers (2250/2270 dn specifically) and they can be had for $70-$200 depending on who has them for sale.  Lately, Fry's Electronics and Newegg have had Samsung lasers on sale.  I have no experience with them but it may be worth the $70 to try one out.


On Fri, Jun 14, 2013 at 9:59 PM, Mark Jarvis <m.jarvis@cox.net> wrote:

We have an HP 1018 laser printer. It is not good about  keeping the paper in alignment as the paper goes through the printer. For example, if the page has a box 1/2" from the edges, the paper can slew slightly so that the printed lines can be 1/8" closer to the edge at the top than at the bottom (or vice versa). This happens from 25% to 60% of the time. For most things, who cares? But if you're printing the master pages that will be used to make copies of a newsletter, it is very bad. Trying to get copies with even margins from a slewed master is not fun.

Unfortunately, I have never seen a printer review that addressed keeping the paper straight & in line as it goes through the machine. Does anyone have a recommendation for a (reasonably priced) printer that does a good job of this? Or even the name of a forum where I can go for advice?

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